At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality legal advice to charity clients and manage your own caseload.
- Company: A leading firm dedicated to charity work, based in Manchester or Birmingham.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, 25 days holiday, gym access, and social purpose volunteering days.
- Other info: Join a supportive team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in communities while developing your legal expertise.
- Qualifications: Experience in charity governance law and strong drafting skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Department: Governance, Funding and Corporate
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Manchester
Do you want to improve lives, communities and society? Are you a charity governance lawyer? Are you looking to work in a firm with its charity work at its heart?
About the role and team
You will provide high-quality advice to charity clients, managing matters from instruction to completion. Based in either our Manchester or Birmingham office you will work within the Charities Governance team, managing your own caseload and working on larger projects as part of a team. Work will range from regulatory advice involving the Charity Commission to redrafting governing documents, mergers, supervising charity registration work and setting up trading subsidiaries.
Key Responsibilities
- Take charity client instructions and provide practical advice
- Draft legal documentation and manage files
- Build strong client relationships and manage billing
- Supervise paralegals and executives
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience in a charity governance lawyer role is essential
- Strong drafting skills are essential with an eye for detail
- Excellent client care and communication
- Commercial awareness and time recording discipline
- Ability to supervise and develop others
- A team player
Benefits
- Birmingham: a newly refurbished office in the City centre with an on‑site café and free use of gym facilities
- Manchester: a City Central site with newly refurbished facilities
- Hybrid working
- 25 days holiday, 2 gift days at Christmas
- The opportunity to give back and have 3 days available for social purpose volunteering
- All IT equipment and support for effective home working
- An excellent development training programme and opportunities to grow sector expertise
Solicitor - Charity Governance employer: Anthony Collins
Join a leading firm in Manchester that places charity work at the heart of its mission, offering solicitors the chance to make a meaningful impact on communities and society. With a focus on employee development, hybrid working options, and generous benefits including 25 days holiday and dedicated volunteering time, this is an excellent opportunity for those looking to grow their expertise in charity governance while enjoying a supportive and collaborative work culture.
